Remember that it’s okay to miss a workout or a run because you’re sick.
Month: January 2013
Another One Of Those Days
Still sick. Still stuck at home. Still unable to be active--even walking to the kitchen wears me out and makes me dizzy. So I've taken to doing what geeks do best on sick days: gaming. Today's going to be a strange hodge-podge of gaming geekery. I resubbed to World of...
One Of Those Days
Well, this week has started off great. I was looking forward to hitting the new treadmill and getting back into my MWF running schedule when I got hit with some sort of sick-bug yesterday. I'm afraid it's the flu, but there I don't have a temperature at this point....
Two Lessons My New Treadmill Taught Me
 After an evening of fighting with my new and unassembled treadmill, I got a chance to go for a run the next morning. And it beat me like a Wookiee in the spice mines of Kessell. I made it through my run, did about 3.5 miles on it, but it was slow. Really slow. And I...
Two More Facts About Weight Loss You’ve Probably Never Thought About
Not only do your feet shrink, so does your butt. But your ears grow a ton. Who knew?
Run While You Can
You know, that's kind of how I feel today. Something always comes up. Either it's too cold, you're too busy, you didn't eat a good dinner last night, you didn't sleep well, whatever. Something comes up as an excuse for you not to run, so you don't. Not that...
I know Han Solo. And you, sir, are no Han Solo.
Everyone knows that guy. You know, that guy who's witty, always cracking wise, and good at almost everything he does. And not only does he know it, he's not afraid to tell you. That guy is also Han Solo. And pretty much all sci-fi geeks want to be him at some point in...
Running with Asthma 2: The Reckoning
Yesterday was both a fantastic day and a terrible one. For the first time in over a week, the weather was clear and sunny (read: no ice storms in Tennessee). So I was finally able to go out for a run instead of hitting the elliptical or doing yoga. I ran a 5k in 27...
Fitness Memes Kind of Bug Me
The whole fitspiration thing kind of gets on my nerves. Or, rather, two specific kinds of fitspiration bother me: the kind that says to be fit, I have to be miserable. And the kind that makes fun of how I choose to exercise. First of all, being fit is about feeling...
Fill in the Plank: A 6-week Plank Challenge
Ready for a plank challenge? Just plank every day until you fail. Do it for 30 days and build up your core muscles and ab endurance! Woo! Fitness challenge!